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American economic historian — author of The Forgotten Man (a revisionist history of the New Deal) and Coolidge (a rehabilitation of Calvin Coolidge) — the most prominent conservative economic historian of the Depression and Coolidge eras.
American social reformer who served as FDR's Secretary of Labor (1933–1945) — the first woman in a US Cabinet — and was the architect of the New Deal's most significant labor legislation: Social Security, the minimum wage, the 40-hour work week, and the prohibition of child labor.
32nd American President who led the US through the Great Depression (New Deal) and World War II — elected four times — and whose fireside chats, optimism, and political mastery made him the dominant political figure of 20th century America.